A street game played with a rubber ball and chalk-drawn squares on pavement, similar to four square or hopscotch.
A 20th-century American compound of 'box' (the squares drawn) plus 'ball' (the equipment). It originated as an urban playground game.
Box ball is a beautiful example of how kids everywhere invent complex games using nothing but a ball and chalk—it's essentially a basketball-inspired game that requires zero equipment other than pavement and imagination!
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